Lauren W EDC 102H 9/21/2010 Dominion High School Dominion High School is located in Sterling, Virginia. To those of us who attended, it is known to be in a somewhat shady neighborhood. Walk a few blocks to your left and you are in territory known for poverty and frequent arrests on the side of the street. Turn to your right and you’re approaching a safe, ever-growing family community. It was here, at this intersection between “good and evil” that I attended my last four years of traditional public schooling. Forty-eight percent of Dominon’s student body is ethnic (Middle Eastern, Asian, African American, etc…) and the other fifty-two percent white. Eight percent of those students are special education. Nearly 10% of the students were learning English as their second language. Clearly, my high school experience was incredibly diverse. Despite all of our differences, our Titan administration put forth their best efforts to bring us all together to succeed. The mission statement is as follows: ”The Dominion High School community strongly believes that each and every student is capable of achieving ridiculous levels of success. Students are taught to be responsible, caring, and self-regulating young adults throughout their four years in the highly structured and highly personalized environment of Dominion High School. It is our goal to continue with the current trend line and achieve a zero percent failure rate in 2012.” This is our principal Dr. John Brewer’s intention for the upcoming school year. He was the foundation of our school. Dr. Brewer has a photographic memory and knows the name of every single student at his school. He encouraged all of us to come together and accept the diversity within our classes. In an attempt to do so, during my senior year, Dr. Brewer started “Courageous Conversations.” As a member of the student government, I was automatically selected as a leader of the weekly meetings for the students in my homeroom and our sister homeroom. The other leader and I gave readings to the students, to be followed by questions and a discussion of sensitive matters such as race, sexuality, age, and many other topics. Dr. Brewer treated everybody exactly the same. He would commend people on the announcements for even the smallest deeds, just to let them know that somebody appreciates their effort. He gave every student a chance, and was known stay so late he slept on a cot in his office and showered in the football locker room. As an expert in his profession, Dr. Brewer came to Dominion expecting a reform and he got one. Grades went up, attendance went up, the amount of graduates per year went up, and all because he knew what he was doing and how to control and reward our school society. He inspired everyone to reach their potential. He is the one that helped me to see that diversity is an extremely important aspect of education.
EDC 102H
9/21/2010
Dominion High School
Dominion High School is located in Sterling, Virginia. To those of us who attended, it is known to be in a somewhat shady neighborhood. Walk a few blocks to your left and you are in territory known for poverty and frequent arrests on the side of the street. Turn to your right and you’re approaching a safe, ever-growing family community. It was here, at this intersection between “good and evil” that I attended my last four years of traditional public schooling.
Forty-eight percent of Dominon’s student body is ethnic (Middle Eastern, Asian, African American, etc…) and the other fifty-two percent white. Eight percent of those students are special education. Nearly 10% of the students were learning English as their second language. Clearly, my high school experience was incredibly diverse. Despite all of our differences, our Titan administration put forth their best efforts to bring us all together to succeed. The mission statement is as follows:
”The Dominion High School community strongly believes that each and every student is capable of achieving ridiculous levels of success. Students are taught to be responsible, caring, and self-regulating young adults throughout their four years in the highly structured and highly personalized environment of Dominion High School. It is our goal to continue with the current trend line and achieve a zero percent failure rate in 2012.”
This is our principal Dr. John Brewer’s intention for the upcoming school year. He was the foundation of our school. Dr. Brewer has a photographic memory and knows the name of every single student at his school. He encouraged all of us to come together and accept the diversity within our classes. In an attempt to do so, during my senior year, Dr. Brewer started “Courageous Conversations.” As a member of the student government, I was automatically selected as a leader of the weekly meetings for the students in my homeroom and our sister homeroom. The other leader and I gave readings to the students, to be followed by questions and a discussion of sensitive matters such as race, sexuality, age, and many other topics.
Dr. Brewer treated everybody exactly the same. He would commend people on the announcements for even the smallest deeds, just to let them know that somebody appreciates their effort. He gave every student a chance, and was known stay so late he slept on a cot in his office and showered in the football locker room. As an expert in his profession, Dr. Brewer came to Dominion expecting a reform and he got one. Grades went up, attendance went up, the amount of graduates per year went up, and all because he knew what he was doing and how to control and reward our school society. He inspired everyone to reach their potential. He is the one that helped me to see that diversity is an extremely important aspect of education.